A storm blew up US Northeast On Monday, the threat of flooding across the region, where rains have broken roads, overflowed rivers, forced many people to be rescued by boat and resulted in one death, officials said.
About 13 million Americans were under a flash flood watch and warnings were issued from Eastern New York to Boston and western Maine in the northeast, where up to 18 inches of rain was expected, the National Weather Service said in its forecast. . , after the weekend rains flooded rivers and streams.
“Heavy, heavy rains that could lead to flash flooding are beginning to occur, road flooding is continuing, and is expected to increase significantly during the afternoon,” he said on Monday.
Hundreds of flights in and out of airports across the country, including New York’s LaGuardia and Boston’s Logan, have been delayed or canceled since Sunday because of the rain. On Monday morning, Amtrak canceled trains between Albany and New York after the flooding.
The weather killed a woman in Orange County, New York, who was swept away by floodwaters while trying to leave her home with her dog on Sunday, County Executive Steven Neuhaus said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday.
“Last night was chaos,” he said.
Neuhaus said first responders are trying to find people trapped to ensure safety in Highland Falls and the West Point-Fort Montgomery area, which is located along the Hudson River north of New York City and is home to the U.S. Military Academy. , most famous for West Point.
“Many roads and bridges have been washed away,” he said. “So that’s what we really need today, to try to get to them and open up these big arteries.”
Videos and photos posted on social media showed damaged roads and floodwaters reaching homes on Sunday and early Monday morning.
“Oh my God. It’s up to my knees,” said Melissa Roberts in a video that shows floodwaters rushing her and several cars to her home in Orange County, New York.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency for Orange County and northwestern Ontario County, and urged people to watch the weather forecast throughout the day.
In Vermont, flash flooding was possible across much of the state on Monday, with forecasters saying 1 inch (2.5 cm) of rain per hour was expected sometime in the morning.
The Burlington office of the Weather Service declared a flood emergency for central Vermont on Monday morning, advising that this could lead to the worst flooding since Hurricane Irene hit New England in 2011, when 11 inches (28 cm) fell.
Media reports said the rain had already turned many roads into rivers of fire across the state, where the Governor Phil Scott declared an emergency on Sunday.
Emergency crews in boats rescued about a dozen people who were camping in Andover early Monday and many other boaters, including some from North Carolina, were on their way to Vermont to help, local media reported, citing the administration’s office. state emergency.
About 13 million Americans were under a flash flood watch and warnings were issued from Eastern New York to Boston and western Maine in the northeast, where up to 18 inches of rain was expected, the National Weather Service said in its forecast. . , after the weekend rains flooded rivers and streams.
“Heavy, heavy rains that could lead to flash flooding are beginning to occur, road flooding is continuing, and is expected to increase significantly during the afternoon,” he said on Monday.
Hundreds of flights in and out of airports across the country, including New York’s LaGuardia and Boston’s Logan, have been delayed or canceled since Sunday because of the rain. On Monday morning, Amtrak canceled trains between Albany and New York after the flooding.
The weather killed a woman in Orange County, New York, who was swept away by floodwaters while trying to leave her home with her dog on Sunday, County Executive Steven Neuhaus said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday.
“Last night was chaos,” he said.
Neuhaus said first responders are trying to find people trapped to ensure safety in Highland Falls and the West Point-Fort Montgomery area, which is located along the Hudson River north of New York City and is home to the U.S. Military Academy. , most famous for West Point.
“Many roads and bridges have been washed away,” he said. “So that’s what we really need today, to try to get to them and open up these big arteries.”
Videos and photos posted on social media showed damaged roads and floodwaters reaching homes on Sunday and early Monday morning.
“Oh my God. It’s up to my knees,” said Melissa Roberts in a video that shows floodwaters rushing her and several cars to her home in Orange County, New York.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency for Orange County and northwestern Ontario County, and urged people to watch the weather forecast throughout the day.
In Vermont, flash flooding was possible across much of the state on Monday, with forecasters saying 1 inch (2.5 cm) of rain per hour was expected sometime in the morning.
The Burlington office of the Weather Service declared a flood emergency for central Vermont on Monday morning, advising that this could lead to the worst flooding since Hurricane Irene hit New England in 2011, when 11 inches (28 cm) fell.
Media reports said the rain had already turned many roads into rivers of fire across the state, where the Governor Phil Scott declared an emergency on Sunday.
Emergency crews in boats rescued about a dozen people who were camping in Andover early Monday and many other boaters, including some from North Carolina, were on their way to Vermont to help, local media reported, citing the administration’s office. state emergency.